![]() On the other hand, dry edible beans actually are the inner seeds of the pod and are not harvested until mature (when the pod is too firm and fibrous to be consumed fresh).Īlthough snap beans are botanically similar to dry edible beans, they differ greatly in nutritional value. ![]() Snap beans are harvested and consumed while immature, before the inner bean in the pod has begun to develop. Snap bean varieties include purple, wax (yellow) and the very common green bean. They both belong to the same genus/species and together are referred to as “common beans.”īecause snap beans are picked at this young stage, the beans can be snapped in half with a simple twist of the fingers, hence the name “snap” beans. Snap beans, also commonly referred to as green beans or string beans, are close relatives to dry edible beans. ![]() Many types of beans, including snap beans and dry edible beans, grow very well in the upper Midwest. I am inspired to can my own pickled beans this summer because I think I will have a bumper crop to eat fresh, freeze and can. I’m still here to write the column, so she canned safely. If she strayed from the recipe, we are in serious trouble because we ate a lot of green beans!” I added. She knows the safe recipes to use for canning. “No, you will not be afflicted with botulism. If he was feeling any gastrointestinal twinges, most likely it was due to the large amount of fiber we had just eaten. “Does she know how to can safely?” he asked me later. She pickled green beans last summer, and she shared them with us.īefore we realized it, my husband and I polished off most of a jar of green beans pickled with garlic and red pepper flakes. One day my husband and I were admiring the neighbor’s garden, and she invited us in for some treats. I planted three rows of beans, and I also have a row of pole beans climbing on a mesh framework. I have been admiring the beans growing in my garden and my neighbor’s garden. By Julie Garden-Robinson, Food and Nutrition Specialist
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